Righteous synonyms
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Part of speech:
Free from guilt; innocent
(Countable) A righteous act, or righteous quality.
Without sin; innocent
The definition of honorable is a person with a high position, worthy of respect or with high morals.
Promising; likely:
Having great reverence for God; pious.
Kind and generous.
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Accepting of one's legal or moral obligations and willing to do them well, and without complaint.
Worthy of trust; dependable; reliable
Fair, under widely held moral principles, often embodied in court precedents; or referring to a remedy available in a court of equity.
Exactly and carefully conducted.
Having or showing great emotion or zeal; ardent:
Severe; strict; exacting
scrupulosity
The property of being scrupulous.
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Suitable or proper in nature; fitting:
Honest and just; honorable
Having sufficient worth; deserving:
Having or showing high moral qualities or ideals, or greatness of character; lofty
Sane, clear thinking.
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Governed by, or made or done according to, what one knows is right; scrupulous; honest
The definition of moral is something that relates to the rules of right and wrong.
Favoring no one side or party more than another; without prejudice or bias; fair; just
fairminded
Virtuous
Worthy of commendation; deserving praise; admirable, creditable or meritorious.
Meriting praise; highly commendable.
Without equal; unrivaled
Of standard quality; specif., designating a silver alloy that is at least 92.5 percent pure silver
Deserving reward or praise; having merit.
The definition of angelic is heavenly or spiritual or like an angel in goodness and beauty.
The definition of devoted is someone who is very loyal and steadfast in giving love or attention.
Marked by, feeling, or expressing reverence.
Showing or caused by reverence
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Keeping faith; maintaining allegiance; constant; loyal
Tense; not relaxed.
Filled with or showing a conviction of being morally superior, or more righteous than others; smugly virtuous
Behaving with sanctimony:
Being a hypocrite:
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impious (antonym)
Not pious
irreligious (antonym)
Describing a conscious rejection of religion.
profane (antonym)
Treating sacred things with contempt, disrespect, irreverence, or undue familiarity; blasphemous, impious. Hence, specifically; Irreverent in language; taking the name of God in vain; given to swearing; blasphemous; as, a profane person, word, oath, or tongue.
reliable (related)
(Signal processing, of a communication protocol) Such that either a sent packet will reach its destination, even if it requires retransmission, or the sender will be told that it didn't
holy (related)
(Slang) Used as an intensifier in various interjections.
religious (related)
Characterized by adherence to religion or a religion; devout; pious; godly
egotistic (related)
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Tenets of a religion can also be considered to be a code of ethics.
Able to be depended on for the discharge of obligations incurred; of unimpaired credit.
Highly moral, especially in showing kindness or forgiveness, as in overlooking insults or not seeking revenge.
Having or showing religious devotion; zealous in the performance of religious obligations
Having principles, as of conduct
Having no moral failing or guilt:
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religiose
Excessively religious, especially in a conspicuous or sentimental manner.
Intended to be worn or positioned facing outward or toward an observer:
Of, relating to, resembling, or befitting a saint.
Irritatingly pleased with oneself; self-satisfied.
Having, or characterized by, moral virtue; righteous
Dutiful observance of this law in one's life; right conduct
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Complete and confirmed integrity; uprightness:
(Now rare) The fact or quality of being right or correct; correctness of opinion or judgement. [from 15th c.]
Excessive or affected piety.
The property of being sanctimonious.
(Obs.) sanctity
(Countable) The result or product of being upright.
wicked (antonym)
Severe and distressing:
dishonest (antonym)
Not honest; lying, cheating, etc.
unfair (antonym)
Contrary to justice or a sense of fairness:
corrupt (antonym)
Containing errors or alterations, especially ones that prevent proper understanding or use:
immoral (antonym)
Not in conformity with the accepted standards of proper sexual behavior, specif., unchaste or lewd
Incapable of being morally corrupted.
(Archaic) Honest, virtuous, or truthful
Standing straight; erect
(Informal) Characterized by candor, honesty, ethical behavior, etc.
Out-and-out; thorough:
Held or owned by just or proper claim:
on the up-and-up (or up and up)
unrighteous (antonym)
Not right; unjust; unfair
sinner (related)
the-righteous (related)
blasphemer (related)
merciful (related)
sanctified (related)
repentant (related)
disbeliever (related)
the wicked (related)
divine (related)
god (related)
Worthy, as of reward, praise, or aid.
Worthy of being lauded; praiseworthy; commendable; as, laudable motives; laudable actions; laudable ambition.
Precise or scrupulous; finicky or nitpicky.
morally justifiable
Virtuous
Kind, generous.
Of, showing, or constituting philanthropy; charitable; benevolent; humane
having a clear conscience
Virtuous
Like or suitable to God or a god; divine
Of the spirit or the soul as distinguished from the body or material matters
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